Re: [Nolug] Free loop device problem

You get 8 loop devices by default ... if you need to mount more iso images
than that you need to alter the kernel source and recompile. Are you using
all 8?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wimprine, Thomas" <twimprine@stei.com>
To: <nolug@joeykelly.net>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:11 AM
Subject: [Nolug] Free loop device problem

> I'm using my RH 8.0 system as a CDrom server. It's been working great for
> the past few months and as a matter of fact management has been impressed
> that I haven't needed to reboot the system for awhile. However now it's
not
> working and I'm getting the following errors. Does anyone have any ideas?
> Since the system being available and working w/o a reboot for so long I
> would like to avoid it if possible.
>
> Error: /var/log/messages
> Mar 10 10:07:19 lajeffelx01 automount[26381]: mount(generic): failed to
> mount /usr/local/isoimages/NT4sp6a.iso (type iso9660) on
> /mnt/isosrv_auto/NT4sp6a
> Mar 10 10:07:21 lajeffelx01 automount[26346]: attempting to mount entry
> /mnt/isosrv_auto/NT4sp6a
> Mar 10 10:07:21 lajeffelx01 automount[26383]: >> mount: could not find any
> free loop device
>
> Thanks
> Thomas
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